Mechanical movement



May 18, 1943 l F. ALABRUNE Y'2,319,485

\ v MECHANIAL MOVEMENT Filed Aug. 26, 1941 ya ff 6g 26' Patented `May 18, v1943 *ff o l 2,319,485

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT Francois Alabrune, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 26, 194,1, Serial No. 408,343

` V4 claims., (C1. 'i4-600) -thej accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 shows an elevationalview of a form of mechanism embodying the invention;

wjFigure 2 is an axialsectional view of parts shown in Fig. 1 with one form of operating :means therefor; and

Figure 3 is another form which may be emg ployed alternatively with that'of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, there Lis represented a pinion I which it may be desired'j g to oscillate on its axis I I' through either a small arc 'at a slow speed or through alarger arc at higher speed. By means of my invention the `pinion I0 may be rotated thus selectively from l, nothing up to a given maximum, vthrough varyingf degrees, by connecting the pinion with a member,

in this instance, a crank pin, uniquely carried,

l in accordance with my invention, by an element, in this instance a -crank disc. It will bev understood that the rock shaftII of the Apinion I0 may be connected with any desired tool or the like, as the application of my invention by those skilled 'inthe art may suggest, and not here shown;

i. The rock shaft II of the pinion vIll may be 'suitably journaled `in a bracket I2 carried by a table I3 in which, sliding in a `groovel4, is a -rack I5 which meshes with the pinion IIJ. `For reciprocal movement of the rack, one end thereof is articulated as at I6 with a ptman I1. Y

. s In accordance with my invention, the pitman l1 at its other end is pivoted at I8 on crank pin I9; the crank pin being carried as more particularly ,presently described, by the crankdiscZ and being movable radially of the crank `disk toward `and from the axis thereof during rotation of `the `disc. Since, as here, shown, the crank pin I9 may, in one of its radial positions, be co-axial witntne disc 2e, and, in another of its radin `positions, may be near the periphery of the disc, `with an infinite number of possible positions Atherebetween, thestroke of the rack I5 may be varied from zero, when the crank pinis atthe axis of the disc 20, toV `:'rmaximum` as vshown in ff" Turning to the rst embodiment shown `in Figs.

` a point beyond the axis of the disc Withrespect to the shoe 2|. At its other and screw threaded end where it engages the heel of the shoe, the screw shaft turns in the slot 28.which is radially and axially aligned with a centerline between the guides 22. The bearing 2'I, ashere shown, may be of a type which requires a minimum of bearing for the screw shaft at theperipheral end, so as topermit the shoe 2| tomove to theextreme end of the shaft 26, a journal block 29 secured to the face of the disc 20, as by screws 30, completing a journal box for the bearing 2'I which is thus in the nature of a Vcantilever support for the screw shaft.

From the foregoing it will be apparent thatV rotation of the screw shaft 26 in one direction or the other will cause the shoe 2|' and'crank pin I9 to move radially either toward or from the axis of the disc 20, and I will next describe themeans illustrated in Figs.V 1 and 2 to accom-` plish this during rotation of the disc 20.

A bevel pinion 3l fixed on the screw shaft 28 meshes with anotherbevel pinion 32 xedon a Ystub shaft 33 which passes rotatably through the journal 34 of the crank' disc 2i). At the other end of the stub shaft`33 is fixed another bevel pinion 35 which meshes'with a-bevel pinion 3B fixed on the spindle 3'! transverse to the stub shaft 33. The spindle 31 is rotatably mounted in bearings 38 and 39 formed upon'the interior of the hollow axle 40 which is closed at this end by the cup-shape plate 4I conveniently formed asv an enlargement of the disc journal 34 and secured by screws 42 at the end of the hollow axle 48, inwardly directed enlargements 43 of the axle receiving/the screws therein and'also providing the bearings for the spindle3'l. The latter' also has fixed thereon a sprocket wheel 44 aligned with 4another sprocket wheel 45 at 'the opposite end of the axle interior, the wheel 14,5 being rotatable on a stud 46 xed in bearing 4l on the innerface ,of the axle.A Aboutr` the sprocket wheels lift and and mesbng'there- A'with is trained an endless link `chain 48 to one of the links of which is fastened as at 49 a finger 58. Rigidly secured to the finger 58 is a bar 5| which extends exteriorly of the axle 40, passing rearwardly co-axially through the other journal 52 for the axle 40 and terminating in a cylindrical head 53 snugly but rotatably received in a cylindrical recess 54 in the traveler block 55. The bar 5| may be flat where it passes through the hollow axle 40 and its journal 52, but is cylindrical at 56 where it enters the traveler block 55 adjoining the head 53, since the bar 5| turns with the axle l0-but not relative thereto, while the parts 53 and 56 rotate in the traveler block, the bar 5| rotating on an axis coinciding with the axis of the axle 48. The traveler block 55 is threadedly perforated as at `51 toV receive therethrough the screw shaft 58 which has a bearing at 59 in the bearing pedestal'lfor the axle journal 52. At the other end of the-axle, the axle journal 34 has a similar'bearing in a similar pedestal 6I, these pedestals 60 yand,v 6| rising Yfrom the base 52 to support the crank disc and its axlejlill rotatably.

l (:o nvenientlyr formed integrally with the `plate 4I whichthereby formsv a hub therefor, the axle '40 ,may have external gear teeth 63 at one end thereotwhich meshwitha driving pinion 64 on ajdriving jshaft'IB,k this driving shaft being suitably supported and connected with any prime mover or source .of powerV notliere necessary to be described.

. Soconstructedand arranged, it will be appar- ,ent thatthroughtliedriving pinioniil and the hollow axle 48, the crank disc. 28 may be rotated length of stroke-of the rack I5, the-screw shaft 58 may be rotated say by hand, byany suitable vattachment (not shown), and rotation of this screw-shaft in #the `appropriate direction will ,ca-,use the traveler-block55 to move say, in Fig. 2, yrearwardly-on the screw shaft 58. drawing with lit the bar-5I While this-,bar isstill rotating. VThe `bar Y5I in turn willfpull one-side (depending on which side vthe linger V5|! lis aixedto) of the endless link chain-48'to'rotate the pinions 36,

35, ,3,2-and-3|-to in turn rotate the screw shaft 26 and.thuscausetheshoeZI and withit the crank pin VI9 to move towardthe axis of the `disc'20.

By means ofthe present invention, no stoppagevofthe disc is required-for thisA radial movement of the crank-pin, and it-will be apparent Vthat-during such radial movement the crank pin describes a spiralcourse'about the axis of the disc 28 -so that the change'in-the length of the stroke ofthe-rack I5 is gradual whether this changebe continuously progressive or intermittent.

-If desired, the rack I5 may have teeth to `en- ,gage thepinion I8 on its upper side and'teeth `also lon its .lower side tofengage another pinion -6,6,t hesliaft 61 of Which is carried by a bracket -|i8-depending fromthe table I3. VWith two pin- Aions I8 and n$5, theuseful Work of the rack may be enhanced, since lthe-,shafts II and Yi'lvmight `loe-.arranged to do useful yWork during their respective -rotations vin one direction and to merely `idle during ytheir reverse rotations, ,the-shaft vI in the disc '|I, the shoe being :fixed on a piston rod '|2, the piston 13 of which is reciprocal in a vchamber '|4 in the crank disc '|I, under the in- "fluence of a non-compressible circulating medium 'such asoil under pressure. .cates with one end of the chamber 14 and a duct'l with the other end, these ducts passing A duct 'I5 communig rearwardly through the axle 11 of the disc 'II and 'ICO .switch,9,8, is held in on position. piston 13 has reached the limitof its movement opening at their rear ends into annular ports 'I8 'and 'I9v for the ducts 'I5 and 16 respectively. `Theseannular cylindrical ports r|8- an'd '|9 'are formed in a valve block 8i) which encircles'the vaxle 1l, lmtpdoesA not turn-with the axle, .the .valve-block-.being conveniently formed integral '.With the pedestal 8| which rotatably supports the rear end ofthe axle'll, the front end-of the axle being; jour-naled in the pedestal: 82,1 which pedestals rise from the base 83. The ports l91an`d'l8 are at' allV times .in communication with pipes 84 .and 85 respectively, .which .latter are'A in communication through the four-"way valve 86 with pipes Y8l and .-88 leading to the motor driven pump. 89.

A switch actuating handle 98:0n the motor pump 89-may be moved to on Apositionto put the motor in operation to drive the pump, and-when released, is desirably retractedito"o1`i position by: aspring 9 I.

Whenthe four-way valve 185, which may be .controlled'by a suitable handle not shown, is placed in one of its selective ninety-'degree vpolsitions,'it lconnects, as shown in dotted lines in Fig.3,the output pipey 8l of the pump lwith the vpipefand the return pipe-88 is at this time yconnectedvvith the pipe 8d.

Thus, operation ofithe'pump vvhichmay propel the oil, moves thepiston -ltovvard the axis as long Ias the Nhen the towardthe -axis of the disc,` sothat-the crank pin lvisna-t 'the limit of its Amovement away from 'theaaxis-of theY disc and itis desired to move the crankpin toward the axis aga-in, the four-way valve`86 isactuated through ninety degrees of .its movementto connect the output pipe '8l of rthe pum'pwith the pipe 84 and thereturn pipe f88.with the pipe'.

' .driven Vby a driving pinion such as 54 already referred` to, which'then causes common rotation oftheaxle 'Il and disc II with the crank pin I8 'and controlmechanism for the crank pin, while at the same time during rotation of the crank disc thecrank pin may be moved toward or away from. the axis.

Manifestly, theinvention is not limited tothe exemplary embodiments here specifically shown and described,andfsuch changes may bemade as fall within the scope of the following claims without departing from the invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a mechanical movementJ employing a rotatable crank and a pin carried thereon and hydraulically actuated means for moving the pin radially of the crank while the crank is rotating, that improvement therein comprising a chamber in the crank, a piston rod carried by the crank connected at its outer end with the pin, a piston on the piston rod at its inner end within said chamber, a rotatable axle carrying the crank, ducts in the axle communicating with opposite ends of said chamber respectively, a valve block encircling the axle, annular ports in the valve block communicating at all times with said ducts respectively, a source of circulating medium under pressure, pipes leading from said source to said ports respectively, and means whereby the direction of flow of the circulating medium may be selectively reversed.

2. In a mechanical movement employing a rotatable crank and a movable pin carried thereon and hydraulically vactuated mechanism for moving the pin radially of the crank while the crank is rotating, that improvement therein comprising a chamber in the crank, a piston rod carried by the crank connected at its outer end with the pin, a piston on the piston rod at its inner end within said chamber, a rotatable axle carrying the crank, ducts in the axle communicating with opposite ends of said chamber respectively, a source of circulating medium under pressure, means communicating at all times between said source and said ducts respectively, and means whereby the direction of flow of the circulating medium may be selectively reversed.

3. In a mechanical movement employing a rotatable crank and a movable member carried thereon and hydraulically or the like actuated mechanism for moving the member radially of the crank while the crank is rotating, that improvement therein comprising a chamber in the crank, a piston carried by the crank in said chamber connected with the pin, a rotatable axle carrying the crank, a duct Iin the axle communicating with said chamber, a valve block abutting the axle, the axle being rotatable with respect to the valve block, a port in the valve block communicating at all times with said duct, a source of circulating medium under pressure, and means communicating between said source and said port.

4. In a mechanical movement employing a rotatable crank and a movable member carried thereon and hydraulically actuated mechanism for moving the member radially of the crank while the crank is rotating, that improvement therein comprising a chamber in the crank, a piston rod carried by the crank connected at its outer end with the member, a piston on the piston rod at its inner end within said chamber, a rotatable axle carrying the crank, ducts in the axle communicating with opposite ends of said chamber respectively, a valve block abutting the axle, ports in the valve block communicating at all times with said ducts respectively, a source of circulating medium under pressure, means communicating between said source and said ports respectively, and a four-way valve interposed in said means whereby the direction of ow of the circulating medium may be selectively reversed.

FRANCOIS ALABRUNE. 

